US11835310B1ActiveUtility

Firearm proximity alert system

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jan 4, 2021Filed: Jul 7, 2021Granted: Dec 5, 2023
Est. expiryJan 4, 2041(~14.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Carl J. Lanore
F41A 17/063G01S 1/0428G08B 7/06H04W 4/023H04W 4/80G01S 13/765
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Abstract

A firearm proximity alert system includes an identification tag reader application for execution on a smartphone or smartwatch or other processor enabled device wherein the application provides for wireless communication between the reader and a machine readable identification tag. The identification tag assembly is positioned along a firearm to create a traceable firearm. The reader continuously or selectively broadcasts a signal to locate the tag. If the tag is not detected, the application issues an alert through the smartphone.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A firearm proximity alert system consisting of an IoT beacon in wireless communication with at least one digital transponder, wherein the transponder is incorporated in the processor enabled device and the beacon is affixed to the firearm, and wherein the transponder sends out a wireless signal and the beacon is configured to respond to the transponder's signal when the beacon is within a predetermined proximity of the transponder, and wherein an alert is produced on the processor-enabled device by an application in the processor-enabled device if the beacon does not respond to the transponder's signal. 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1  wherein the processor-enabled device is a smartphone, a smartwatch, a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone, a tablet computer, a portable computer, a PDA, a portable music device. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 1  wherein the transponder is a radio frequency identification tag, an RFID tag, a Bluetooth-enabled tag, a Bluetooth-enabled tracker, a Bluetooth-enabled transponder, a Bluetooth-enabled stamp, a device that can interact with a signal broadcast by a digital reader or a device that can interact with a signal broadcast by an IoT beacon. 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 3  wherein the transponder is a passive transponder or the transponder is a battery powered transponder. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 1  wherein the transponder comprises a housing, a transmission module further comprising a circuit board, and a battery. 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 1  wherein the beacon signal is directed within the application to emit a signal to locate a specific transponder within a predetermined proximity of the beacon. 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 1  wherein the alert is produced by flashing on a device screen or by an audible alert emission or by vibration of the processor-enabled device or by a combination thereof. 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1  wherein the beacon is in wireless communication with a plurality of transponders. 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 1  wherein the application allows a user to designate the detection range between the beacon and the transponder or to disable the wireless communication between the beacon and the transponder. 
     
     
       10. A firearm proximity alert system comprising an IoT beacon in wireless communication with at least one passive digital transponder, wherein the transponder is incorporated in the processor enabled device and the beacon is affixed to the firearm, and wherein the transponder sends out a wireless signal and the beacon is configured to respond to the transponder's signal when the beacon is within a predetermined proximity of the transponder, and wherein an alert is produced on the processor-enabled device by an application in the processor-enabled device if the beacon does not respond to the transponder's signal. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 10  wherein the processor-enabled device is a smartphone, a smartwatch, a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone, a tablet computer, a portable computer, a PDA, a portable music device. 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 10  wherein the transponder is a radio frequency identification tag, an RFID tag, a Bluetooth-enabled tag, a Bluetooth-enabled tracker, a Bluetooth-enabled transponder, a Bluetooth-enabled stamp, a device that can interact with a signal broadcast by a digital reader or a device that can interact with a signal broadcast by an IoT beacon. 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 10  wherein the passive transponder is battery powered. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 10  wherein the beacon signal is directed within the application to emit a signal to locate a specific transponder within a predetermined proximity of the beacon. 
     
     
       15. The system of  claim 10  wherein the alert is produced by flashing on a device screen or by an audible alert emission or by vibration of the processor-enabled device or by a combination thereof. 
     
     
       16. The system of  claim 10  wherein the beacon is in wireless communication with a plurality of transponders. 
     
     
       17. The system of  claim 10  wherein the application allows a user to designate the detection range between the beacon and the transponder or to disable the wireless communication between the beacon and the transponder.

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